The Chinese Radical: 乍


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Meaning
suddenly, for the first time    乍

Explanation This radical is understood to display a saw.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
to make something, to write or compose, to pretend, to feel
zuò
Left: a person , right: suddenly, unexpectedly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
The person has a saw to make something.
JLPT HSK 1
how?, What to do?
zěn
Top: suddenly (The saw fells/chops [the tree] suddenly.), bottom: heart
The saw sawed the heart. - What now?
JLPT HSK 1
yesterday, past
zuó
Left: sun/day , right: suddenly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
(At midnight:) The present day is "sawn" into yesterday.
JLPT HSK 5
to deep fry, to explode
zhá, zhà
Left: fire , right: suddenly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
(Due to the higher temperature:) With fire it is very fast (=sudden) to prepare food if you: deep fry.
JLPT HSK 5
narrow, narrow-minded, badly off
zhǎi
Top: hole, cavity (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave.), bottom: suddenly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
(Unlike an axe, which choppes out a wedge.) The cavity (= slit or notch) made by a saw is narrow.
JLPT HSK 6
to cheat, to swindle, to pretend, deceit
zhà
Left: word /, right: suddenly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
If the words are sawed (=fiddled), the person is cheating.
JLPT HSK 6
particle for question: Why? How? What?, to bite, loud
zǎ, zé, zhà, zhā
Left: mouth , right: suddenly (The saw fells [the tree] suddenly.)
The mouth asks suddenly: Why?
JLPT HSK 6
to squeeze (out juice), to extract, salted vegetable
zhà
Left: tree , right: narrow 窄 (The opening [= slit/notch] made by a saw is narrow.)
If the tree shall pass through the narrow, it must be squeezed.
JLPT no HSK
suddenly, unexpectedly, for the first time
zhà
丿
Image of a saw
The saw fells [the tree] suddenly and unexpectedly.
JLPT no HSK
a saw, stapling or cramping broken pieces together
jū, jù
Left: metal 钅/, right: reside, live (Where the buttock [side view] becomes old , he has his residence.)
It's made of metal and you use it where you reside: a saw.

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